Chapter 234: Poisoning the Third Prince
Incense was burning in the room, and the girl's beautiful appearance was reflected in the bronze mirror.
Her slightly curly long hair was draped over her shoulders. The man behind her had clear eyes and eyebrows. He picked up a strand of black hair with his long fingers and combed it with one hand. His movements were extremely gentle, as if he was treating some fragile treasure.
Yun Ya, sitting in front of the bronze mirror, felt a little at a loss. She raised her eyes carefully, but her gaze accidentally collided with the man's. She turned away abruptly like a frightened deer.
Perhaps because she had never been treated gently by anyone, Yun Ya's body was indescribably stiff, her shoulders were tightly clamped together, and she didn't dare to relax at all.
Sensing her uneasiness, Yan Mu's lips curled up slightly, "Okay, take a look."
Yun Ya looked up in a daze and looked at the bronze mirror.
The girl in the mirror looked much gentler. When she pursed her lips, her face had dimples. Her hair was tied up in a bun with a jade hairpin inserted diagonally into the bun. She was wearing clothes that Yan Mu had bought for her specially. If you ignored her curly hair, she really looked like a daughter of a wealthy family.
"nice."
Hearing his voice, Yun Ya subconsciously turned her head and happened to meet his smiling eyes.
Yan Mu tilted his head, staring at her without blinking, and praised her seriously, "Your figure is already well-proportioned and tall, and now that you're wearing clothes that fit you, you're even more pleasing to the eye."
Yun Ya was stunned for a long time. When she finally came to her senses, she saw that the man in front of her had already turned around and walked to the door.
"Your Highness!"
Yan Mu turned around when she heard the voice, her eyebrows slightly raised, as if asking her if there was anything else.
"Where... where are you going?" Yun Ya's cheeks flushed. Her mind was in a mess and she didn't even know why she suddenly called him.
"It's getting late, so of course we should go back to the main hall." Yan Mu said it as a matter of course, but it made her cheeks even redder.
"Then I..." Yun Ya's face flushed red with embarrassment, and her fingertips stirred her sleeves nervously, "I... I'll go get water for His Highness to bathe..."
Seeing her hesitant, Yan Mu smiled helplessly and whispered, "Yun Ya, don't be too nervous around me. You belong to my mother, so naturally you belong to me too. When I was still a proper prince, I didn't like being chased around and served, and now I don't like it even more."
"Can--"
"Rest early."
After he finished speaking, Yan Mu turned around and left, not forgetting to carefully close the door for her.
The room was silent again. Yun Ya put her hand to her cheek and found that her palm was very hot.
The moon rose quietly, and the window of the side hall was half-closed. Yun Ya hid behind the carved window, quietly watching the man standing beside the flowers, holding a long-spouted pot in his hand, patiently watering each flower bud.
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Zhongbao Palace
"Little Khan, we can't wait any longer. The Empress Dowager Daqi hasn't dared to reply yet. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we'll only end up with more trouble."
His confidant knelt on one knee in front of him. Somon raised his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "It seems that they are determined to seek death. If they don't accept my toast, I will drink the penalty!"
Somon held his forehead and lowered his voice, "The roadmap hasn't been completed yet. Although we can't mobilize the troops for the time being, we still need to teach them a lesson."
"After tonight, send a few people out to spread the news about the Empress Dowager's affair." Somon curled his lips, his face filled with a malicious smile. "When she comes to ask, tell her this is just an appetizer. If she can't hand over the princess, there will be even greater scandals waiting for her."
"As for the two sons left in the palace by the old emperor, we should also find an opportunity to deal with them so as to avoid any worries."
"yes……"
"etc!"
Just as the confidant was about to agree, he heard a girl's clear voice coming from outside the door.
Somon looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yun Ya running in hurriedly with her skirt lifted up.
"You can't touch the third prince!" A thin layer of sweat seeped out of Yun Ya's forehead. She looked like she had been jogging all the way here and didn't even have time to catch her breath.
"What are you wearing? It's neither fish nor fowl!" Somon didn't even glance at her, and turned his head away impatiently. "Wearing a skirt and bunting your hair, do you really think you are from Daqi?"
Yun Ya's face turned pale, and she looked down at the goose yellow brocade skirt on her body, her fingers tightening unconsciously.
She and Somon grew up together, and after all these years, he had never truly praised her.
"Yun Ya, you came all the way to Da Qi just to show off?" Suo Meng frowned at her, and it was not difficult to hear the annoyance in his tone. "Don't forget the oath you swore in front of Abu Ana, and don't forget the responsibilities we bear!"
Hearing this, Yun Ya was silent for a long time before she responded in a low voice, "I'm not just thinking about showing off."
But Suo Meng didn't listen to her explanation at all and changed the subject. "You rushed in just now and said that we were not allowed to touch the Third Prince. Why is that?"
"Because..." Yun Ya paused, and until the eyes of the two people in the room fell on her, she still couldn't come up with a perfect reason.
Suo Meng noticed her strangeness, his eyes changed slightly, he slowly stood up and walked slowly to her, "Yun Ya, you are not soft-hearted towards a Daqi person, are you?"
"Of course not!" Yun Ya denied it flatly. Meeting his indifferent gaze, she changed the subject of the words on her lips and said, "I asked you to keep the Third Prince because I want to deal with him myself."
"Really?" Somon raised his eyebrows slightly, staring at her doubtfully, "Did he buy you this dress?"
Yun Ya raised her eyes, staring at him intently, and whispered, "He believed I was a secret guard sent by Concubine Zhe to protect him. He gave me clothes because he was afraid that I would attract too much attention in my nightgown."
Somon sneered, his eyes falling on the jade hairpin on her head, "Then this——"
"He gave me something, which just shows that he regards me as his own. Isn't that what you want?"
A subtle hint of sarcasm flashed through Yun Ya's eyes, and her tone was calm. "I have no objection to your decision to take action against the two princes in the palace, but the situation with the Third Prince is slightly different. There are only two of us in Pingyang Palace, and he doesn't want to go out. I'm the only one who can get close to him, so it's most convenient for me to take action."
Suo Meng stared at her for a long moment, then slowly pulled out a packet of powder from his sleeve and handed it to her. "This is snake poison powder, colorless and odorless. Take it home and put it in your tea. If you can bring me news of the Third Prince's death within seven days, I'll believe you. How do you do that?"
Looking at the poison powder so close to her, Yun Ya swallowed unconsciously. She didn't even notice how violently her hands were shaking after she took the paper bag.
"If you can't do it, Yunya, you know my temper."
"I don't want your Abu and Ana to lose you as their daughter."
Suo Meng's cold voice rang in her ears. Yun Ya nodded, clenched the paper bag in her hand, turned and left.
Suo Meng half-closed his eyes, staring at her back, but he said to his confidant, "Go and look after Yun Ya, there's something very wrong with her."
"yes."
The bright moon hung high in the sky. Yun Ya lay on the bed with her clothes on, holding the jade hairpin in her hand, her thoughts drifting away.
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